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Definition of bad-mouth verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bad-mouth

verb

NAmE//ˈbædmaʊθ//

, NAmE//ˈbædmaʊð//

bad-mouth somebody (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bad-mouth

he / she / it bad-mouths

past simple bad-mouthed

-ing form bad-mouthing

to say unpleasant things about someone No one wants to employ someone who bad-mouths their former employer.

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